The Scoop on Southern Resident Killer Whales

SALISH SEA WILD

In this episode, Team SeaDoc works with scientists trying to save the Salish Sea’s most iconic and endangered species: the Southern Resident killer whale. The goal is to collect critical health and diet data from each of the 73 surviving animals. So how does a wildlife veterinarian make a house call to do non-invasive medical tests on 10-ton killer whales in the open sea? It takes sharp eyes and a fine mesh net.

Click the subscribe button for future Salish Sea Wild episodes or sign up for our newsletter: seadocsociety.org/newsletter

1. Steller Sea Lions: Grizzlies of the Sea

2. Voyage to the Bottom of the Salish Sea

3. The Risky Business of Saving Seabirds